Alsting

Alsting (French pronunciation: [alstɛ̃]; German: Alstingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Alsting
Commune
The church in Alsting
Coat of arms
Location of Alsting
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Coordinates: 49°10′47″N 6°59′56″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Stiring-Wendel
Intercommunality	CA Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Hehn[1]
Area 1	5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,493
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57013 /57515
Elevation	197–362 m (646–1,188 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,905	—
1975	2,017	+0.82%
1982	2,209	+1.31%
1990	2,574	+1.93%
1999	2,664	+0.38%
2007	2,739	+0.35%
2012	2,623	−0.86%
2017	2,589	−0.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department